There are new developments with American Airlines and the problems with loose seats on three flights, including one headed to DFW Airport. CBS 11 News has learned a second round of voluntarily inspections will be conducted.

Since Lauren Scruggs, 23, was disfigured in a horrific airplane propeller accident, her mother has stayed positive in the public eye. On Wednesday, she announced she and her daughter “made our first adventure,” to Whole Foods, yet another sign of progress in her rehabilitation.

They fly across the country, crossing time zones, often in the middle of the night. The lives of hundreds of passengers are in their hands. And they often do it on just a few hours of rest. The federal government is stepping in though to give pilots a break.